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Time to increase the score.

Criterion plans to introduce motorbikes, wonderful motorbikes, to Burnout Paradise this Thursday.

The free update, codenamed Davis, offers a couple of bikes to race around on, as well as a day-night cycle that opens new event types such as midnight rides.

Criterion reckons there are around 38 against-the-clock races being added, plus 70 extra Freeburn Challenges and a fancy in-game weather system.

Davis is just one of many continual updates for the Burnout Paradise. Biplanes, PS3 Trophies and additional islands to explore are all planned for the future.

Head over to our Burnout Paradise gamepage for our review and on-going coverage.

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zubnut #1 3 years ago

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its going to be mental
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agparrot #2 3 years ago

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Not sure I can be bothered to host Burnout Friday.
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GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #3 3 years ago

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Yay i just completed cagney last week so this is well timed cant wait.

Edited by 1 at 15/09/08 @ 15:08
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Madafunkola #4 3 years ago

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Just as new games are being released, my favourite keeps popping up and demanding my attention. Looks like Viva Pinata 2 will have to wait another week.
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FireMonkey #5 3 years ago

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Can't you crash the bikes? Did they remove that?
I have seen plenty of videos with them crashing in!
Will see if I can find a link.
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agparrot #6 3 years ago

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I think you can crash the bikes, but not the riders, who simply disappear on impact.

Could be wrong, if evil's news is more recent.
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FireMonkey #7 3 years ago

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Yeah, here you go.
[link url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/247391.ht ml
]http://ww w.gametrailers.com/player/userm...[/link]

About 40 secs in.
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FireMonkey #8 3 years ago

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Yeah, riders do seem to vanish, but putting them in would mean they may as well put pedestrians as well. That could well be a whole other update, but I doubt it as it'd start becoming more like Carmageddon (which would be cool!)
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agparrot #9 3 years ago

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... and they'd have to change the rating, not just for pedestrians, but for injured riders, hence the disappearance, I guess.
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the_dudefather #10 3 years ago

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I don't really care for driving games or burnout paradise (which was mostly due to the painfully unfunny DJ) but the stream of updates almost want me to buy the game
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GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #11 3 years ago

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Yeah you definatley can crash the bikes but the rider will dissapear on impact this is certainly what criterion showed on there last video podcast
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Pinewood_Groves #12 3 years ago

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The riders disappear because if the cars or bikes had people in/on, Burnout Paradise would be the most violent game ever made.

It'll look odd at first, but the update will still be great.
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dazrichards #13 3 years ago

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Criterion are a shining example for all developers.
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Floppy #14 3 years ago

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Broken 'Burnout Paradise gamepage' link EG?
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asphaltcowboy #15 3 years ago

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can.not.wait.

/hopes he's not too exhausted to make Burnout Friday!
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groovychainsaw #16 3 years ago

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Paradise is still flawed (compared to previous burnouts), but you've gotta hand it to criterion, they know how to support a game after release. I'm well on my way to completing it 100% so its a well timed update! Maybe they'll release a patch to make a toggle to older burnout modes, then it would be perfect :-D
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agparrot #17 3 years ago

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Maybe we should have a week off Burnout Friday while we all get used to the bikes, and come back to it on the 26th?
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kangarootoo #18 3 years ago

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"Criterion are a shining example for all developers"

Unless you are yourself a developer, based on what I've heard from people that have worked there.
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SEVQA #19 3 years ago

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I think the game sucked, bikes are not going to make any better either! Cant wait to trade it in for 3 quid!
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dsmx #20 3 years ago

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Well critereon pushes consoles to there limit it follows they'd push the developers that far as well...probably didn't help that EA bought them.
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Darren #21 3 years ago

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The bikes sound cool as does the day-night cycle. Personally I found Burnout Paradise a little bit disappointing - it's certainly not the best game in the series by a long shot - but these expansions are very welcome. Respect to Criterion for doing them and respect to EA for offering them for nought pence. Most other publishers would charge for this kind of thing.
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Doctor_What #22 3 years ago

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""Criterion are a shining example for all developers"

Unless you are yourself a developer, based on what I've heard from people that have worked there. "

Yes. That's all I'm saying.
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kangarootoo #23 3 years ago

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@dsmx

"Well critereon pushes consoles to there limit it follows they'd push the developers that far as well"

I'm not sure the two have to be connected in the way you imply.
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Floppy #24 3 years ago

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Looking at that vid FireMonkey posted; unless it was very early footage, it is disappointing that the bikes don't crash with any hint of deformation like the cars. I don't mind there being no corpses; but please give us bent frames and loose fairings. Say no to teflon bikes!

I must have missed it in earlier articles on this, but the word 'Biplanes' for future updates certainly got me listening. I'm picturing Red Bull Air Race type events/races.
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Beano #25 3 years ago

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"Looking at that vid FireMonkey posted; unless it was very early footage, it is disappointing that the bikes don't crash with any hint of deformation like the cars. I don't mind there being no corpses; but please give us bent frames and loose fairings. Say no to teflon bikes!"

I got free caviar and champagne served by a topless beauty... but dammit they played some Kenny G song on the stereo which ruined everything... EVERYTHING... THOSE BASTARDS !!
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tomwhitaker #26 3 years ago

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Any news on new achievements to go with those trophies? They can have another 250G, no?
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Wildsleven #27 3 years ago

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sounds cool, yay
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Ryze #28 3 years ago

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@groovychainsaw

'Paradise is still flawed (compared to previous burnouts), but you've gotta hand it to criterion, they know how to begin to finish a game after release. I'm well on my way to completing it 100% so its a well timed update! Maybe they'll release a patch to make a toggle to older burnout modes, then it would be perfect :-D

FIXED!

/waits for:

- right stick x-axis invert
- rotating minimap
- jump to previously visited locations
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3william56 #29 3 years ago

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Sorry. Unless they have a missile launcher and can hit 300kph from the get go in under 4 seconds whilst playing Kraftwerk, as far as racing goes, we'l be somewhere else upside down having an epileptic fit.
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